GET xrefs/symbol/:species/:symbol

Looks up an external symbol and returns all Ensembl objects linked to it. This can be a display name for a gene/transcript/translation, a synonym or an externally linked reference. If a gene's transcript is linked to the supplied symbol the service will return both gene and transcript (it supports transient links).

Parameters

Required

Name

Type

Description

Default

Example Values

species

String

Species name/alias

-

homo_sapienshuman

symbol

String

Symbol or display name of a gene

-

BRCA2

Optional

Name

Type

Description

Default

Example Values

callback

String

Name of the callback subroutine to be returned by the requested JSONP response. Required ONLY when using JSONP as the serialisation method. Please see the user guide.

-

randomlygeneratedname

db_type

String

Restrict the search to a database other than the default. Useful if you need to use a DB other than core